Thank you for a great season! See you next summer!

 

 

 

TGL Week 3 Update

Christine Paik

Hello TGL Families,

With Time Trials completed, we are about to start our Dual Meets! There is lots ahead on the calendar this week, so please take note of the following:

MONDAY:  11& UP Practice "Enhancement" and Music Mondays

  • Enhancement 1:  2 Practice Start Times -- 7:00 AM and 7:30 AM for 11 & UP age groups.
    • Timing:  This will start tomorrow, Monday, June 10th, for our 11 & UP age group ONLY.
    • Why?  Our TGL coaches, swimmers, and parents alike have provided us feedback on why there is such a big drop off in the number of swimmers from the 9/10 age group to the 11 & UPS (for the true recreational swimmer). The reasons are: the early practice times and the intensity of the swim workouts. Molly Evans (Coach Liaison), Jeff Davis (Head Coach)  & Lily Hunt (Asst. Head Coach) were listening! Positive enhancements will continue.
    • 2 practice options:
      • Group 1 -- 7:00 AM -- 1 hour & 15 minutes of practice; FULL tilt practice (same as before)
      • Group 2 -- 7:30 AM -- 45 minutes of practice, less intense workout for the non-club swimmer
    • We believe this will be a WIN/WIN for all!
  • Enhancement 2:  Music Mondays!!! Starts tomorrow for all age groups!

TUESDAY:  Picture Day &  TGL v. Brookdale (HOME) (Pajama Theme)

  • TGL Picture Day:
    • Starts promptly at 8:00 AM for ALL age groups.
    • The team picture is first, then individual photos.
    • Swimmers wear their team suits or plain black ones.
    • PMI order form -- in your family folder. Extra blank forms are in the front of the folder bin, which should be out at practice tomorrow morning. If you have more than one swimmer and want individual pictures of each, you need to fill out a separate form for each swimmer.
    • Look for a separate message with more Picture Day details.
    • There is NO PRACTICE on Picture Day.
  • TGL v. Brookdale Meet (HOME)
    • 1st Dual Meet of the season!
    • CHECK IN at 4:30 PM!
    • Theme:  Pajama Day - wear your favorite PJs!
    • Concessions:  Chef by Request will have a full menu including: pulled pork, hot dogs, candy, etc.
    • With our first Dual Meets this season, it is Relay Time! Medley relays are at the beginning of the meet, Free Relays are at the end. If your swimmer is entered in a relay, please make sure they are present. It takes 4 swimmers to make a relay team, and it is not always possible to find a replacement. 

WEDNESDAY:  Regular Practice

THURSDAY:  TGL v Centennial Beach (HOME)

  • Theme: Hawaiian
  • CHECK IN at 4:30 PM.
  • Be sure to register by June 10. No late entries will be accepted.

FRIDAY:  FUN FRIDAY practice

SATURDAY:  TGL v. YMCA (HOME)

  • Theme:  Dress like "Dad"
  • CHECK IN at 7:30 AM.

NOTES FROM TIME TRIALS:

  • Swimmers looked great; strong performances this early in the season ... thank you to our amazing group of young coaches!
  • Volunteers were on time and we appreciate your support... thank you!
  • Our Dolphin starter went out, so we went old school with hand timers. We hope to have this resolved for Tuesday. Thank you to Scott Brdar, Emily Salmon, John Ninow, Steven Weng, and Chris Cote who quickly and calmly worked through solutions.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • MOVIE NIGHT is JUNE 19th -- A season favorite event! Look for information coming out this week and RSVP promptly so we can get an accurate headcount.

Thanks again to our coaches, swimmers and volunteers for a great start to the season! Let's have fun this week and Go Lightning!

-- TGL BOARD